By Kevin Zeese
At the outset let me apologize. In the past when I really wanted to write something well, I’d do my best draft and redraft and redraft; and then send it to Mike Gray. He would turn my charcoal into diamonds. I can no longer do that, as Mike has left us, and he will be missed by all of us at Common Sense for Drug Policy, where he served as chairman of the board, as well as the reform movement and so many others he touched.
Common Sense for Drug Policy's Chairman, Mike Gray, has passed away. The board and staff extend their deepest sympathies to his family. The movement has lost a leader, and we have lost a very good friend.
The following obituary is from Mike's website, http://www.mike-gray.org.
Like several other Hollywood realists, Mike Gray came from a documentary film background. His Chicago-Based Film Group chronicled the political violence of the 1960's, including the award-winning feature documentaries, AMERICAN REVOLUTION II, and THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON.
The White House has released its new budget request, and along with it the President's new drug control budget. This time around, the President is requesting $25,393,200,000 for drug control programs. Of that, $10,670,300,000, or 42 percent of the total – is designated as demand reduction spending. That means treatment, education, and prevention. The remaining 58 percent, or $14,722,900,000, is for supply reduction – law enforcement, interdiction, and international programs such as the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative and the Central American Regional Security Initiative.
Following is the transcript of an audio news story written and produced by Drug War Facts Editor Doug McVay for the Drug Truth Network. It was broadcast as a 420 Drug War News segment on April 13, 2013.
What you find depends on who you're looking for.
A new report has been released by the Center for Investigative Reporting on smuggling over the US's southwestern border with Mexico. According to the CIR, quote:
Following is the transcript of an audio news story written and produced by Drug War Facts Editor Doug McVay for the Drug Truth Network. It was broadcast on April 6, 2013, as a 420 Drug War News segment.